Llantarnam Abbey

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Llantarnam Abbey ( probably from Nant- teyrnon; corrupted to Lanterna; originally Caerleon or Karlionum ) is a former Cistercian abbey 1km east of Llanvihangel Llantarnam Cwmbran in Monmouthshire (formerly Gwent ) in Wales on the road from Newport to Pontypool.

History

The monastery was founded in 1179 by Hywel from Iorwerth, the Welsh Lord of Caerleon as a daughter house of Strata Florida Abbey and thus belonged to the filiation of Clairvaux Abbey Primary. Maybe it was moved to the renaming of Caerleon to Llantarnam by the General Chapter of the Order in 1273 to his later place. For the late 12th century is reported by a number of 60 monks, who is said to have decreased to 20 in 1317. 1536, the year of his resolution, only six monks were in the monastery, whose goods were left to John Parker. 1554 the monastery was sold to William Morgan.

Buildings and plant

The Catholic Family Morgan later established a mansion around the cloister, which was probably rebuilt around 1830 by Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry from which you can still go back some walls to the Middle Ages. Even a cave on the lake used stones from the middle ages. 1946 was a religious community, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Annecy, which uses the building today, to build a chapel. Near the house is a tithe barn from the 14th century which has lost its roof.